South African wizard AB de Villiers has produced a piece of magic in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018, taking a catch many cricket experts are declaring a contender for best of all-time.
After starring with the bat, ABD then shone in the field as Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Sunrisers Hyderabad in a do or die encounter to keep their IPL playoffs bid alive.
‘Mr. 360 degree’ helped land the crucial wicket of Alex Hales, saving a six as he leaped to a ridiculous height on the boundary before plucking the ball from the sky with his right hand — and somehow keeping his balance.
The stunner from AB de Villiers defied the laws of physics and only ‘Superman’ could’ve prevented the leather from sailing into the stands.
Cricket fraternity couldn’t hold themselves back and hailed the herculean effort by the Proteas superstar.
Here are some of the best tweets:
Saw #SpiderMan Live today! 😮@abdevilliers17#RCBvsSRH #IPL2018 pic.twitter.com/mUuGVKuTn4
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) May 17, 2018
This is unreal Super de Villiers! 🙏 pic.twitter.com/uOk7yQakxc
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) May 17, 2018
Whatttaaaa catch, That to me was THE CATCH of this #IPL2018 and that too… by a mile….#ABD #RCBvSRH #Mr360
— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath) May 17, 2018
Just seen the replay of that catch; What the Duck was that @vikramsathaye @ABdeVilliers17
— Jonty Rhodes (@JontyRhodes8) May 17, 2018
If any one asks why we call ABD a superman just show them this catch of hales… #ABD #SRHvsRCB #IPL11
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) May 17, 2018
Incredible. But then it’s @ABdeVilliers17 https://t.co/J24s2ekrdM
— Kumar Sangakkara (@KumarSanga2) May 18, 2018
Ridiculous behaviour!!!
— Brendon McCullum (@Bazmccullum) May 17, 2018
Great pic! Incredible abbas https://t.co/s3N8MKhqjp
— Graeme Smith (@GraemeSmith49) May 17, 2018
Mr 360 Spiderman!!!!! What can’t #ABD do?! Wishing I was still in India – what an awesome #InsideRCB ep you’ve got coming @RCBTweets 😍 @StarSportsIndia
— Erin Holland (@erinvholland) May 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/AlexHartley93/status/997201063752105984
Is he actually human?! 😱😱 Whaaaat? How?! That is just so ridiculously good 🙌🏽💃🏽 https://t.co/IzAkgcRfAX
— Kate Cross (@katecross16) May 17, 2018
What have I just seen…..👀 https://t.co/m77TjZzUeb
— Sarah Taylor (@Sarah_Taylor30) May 17, 2018
Unreal scenes
— Danielle Wyatt (@Danni_Wyatt) May 17, 2018
😍 What a catch. @ABdeVilliers17 #Unbelievable https://t.co/LXIRDKwygL
— Kainat Imtiaz (@kainatimtiaz16) May 17, 2018
You could dream about taking the craziest catch, but it won't beat the reality that @ABdeVilliers17 just showed us #RCBvSRH
— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) May 17, 2018
@ABdeVilliers17 as honorary CM of Karnataka anyone? You get what you see, and what you see is quite spectacular
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) May 17, 2018
Great suggestion from @bhogleharsha @ABdeVilliers17 should play with 1 hand only to try and make the game fair for the rest of the players 🙈#Freak #ABD @RCBTweets
— Tabraiz Shamsi (@shamsi90) May 17, 2018
Ultra slow motion / Real time / Replay. It doesn't matter. You have to watch it in every possible angle to believe he actually took it. INSANE from @ABdeVilliers17. Mr. 360 not just with the bat but on the field as well #RCBvSRH pic.twitter.com/u23Sbu65uw
— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani) May 17, 2018
That’s outrageous! #ABdV #RCBvSRH
— mark butcher (@markbutcher72) May 17, 2018
